Delivering-cabinet.



C. R. ADAIH & F. A. BANE.

DELlVERlNG CABINET.

APPLICATION man OCT- 3. 19:4.

Patented June 29, 1915.

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CHARLES R. ADAIB, AN]? FRANK A. BANE, OF NABBOWS, VIRGINIA.

DELIVEBINGPCABINET.

. clare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in deliveringcabinets and has for its principal object to provide a device by whichthe user may easily and quickly determine the amount which should be inthe cash drawer. I

Another object of the invention is to provide a single deliveringcabinet which will prevent'more than one package being removed at atime.

A further object of the invention is to provide an adjustable indicatingstrip whereby the amount which should be in the cash drawer may bereadily determined Without taking into consideration previous sales.

A. still further object of the invention is to provide a novel means foradjusting the indicating tape and holding the same in its adjustedposition.

With these and other objects inview aswill become more apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in cer-' tain novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described 7 and claimed.

For a complete understanding of our. invention, reference is to be hadto the following description and accompanying drawin s, in which,

iigure 1 front view in elevation of an indicating cabinet constructed inaccordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional viewtaken through the center of one of the package containing. chambers,Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view in elevation-of one of the tapeadjusting members, Fig. 4 is an edge view of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is adetail fragmentary view illustrating the slot and groove in which thetape runs.

Referring now to the drawin s by charamens of reference, the numeraldesignates as an entirety the case, which comprises the vertical sidewalls 2 which are connected by the rear wall 3. A suitable top wall 4 isSpecification of Letters Patent. Application filed October 3, i914.Serial No. 864,964.

provided and the front is closed by the door, 4

designated generally by the numeral 5. Thisdoor comprises a frame (5 inwhich the glass panel 7 is secured, a suitable lock, the key hole ofwhich is designated by the numeral 9 is provided, and this lock isarranged to secure the door in its closed position. A spindle'partitionwall 10 is secured between the side walls .2, and. this partition wallextendsbelow the bottom of the door frame, as at 11, and is providedwith a suitable strip 12 which extends beyond the lateraledges of thepartition 10 to form guide ways on which the contents of the case rest.Suitable cleats 13 are provided, and these cleats are arranged so thattheir upper edges come in direct horizontal alinement with the which isformed centrally of the groove 15,

which groove is located intermediate the sides of each of the chamberswhich are formed laterally of partition wall 10. Formed at each end ofthe slot 14 is the enlarged opening 16 in which the pulleys, which willbe more fully hereinafter described are journaled. The rear wall 3 is inset above the rear edges of the side walls 2, and this back wall forms asupport for the pulleys hereinbefore mentioned. A suitable cover plate17 is secured to the rear edges of Patented June 29, 1915.

the walls 2 at their upper end and forms aprotecting cover to preventthe operation of the upper roller from being interfered with. A similarplate 18 is secured in a similar manner and is arranged to protect thelower roller as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

Pivotally secured on the transversely extending bar 19 which is locatedat the lower forward edge of each of the side walls, is the drawerdesignated generally by the numeral 20, which drawer comprises thebottom wall 21, front wall 22 and rear wall 23. A suitable cover 24 issecured to the upper edges 1 of the side walls of thedrawer 20, andpartially extends over the top of the drawer, and

in its lowered position.

the interior of the drawer when the same is The indicator striphereinbefore referred to is designated by the numeral 27, and comprisesa piece of tape having centered thereon the figures 28 which indicatesthe amount which will be in the cash drawer. This tape is adjusted bymeans of the block designated generally by the numeral 29, which blockcomprises the body 30 having formed thereon the longitudinally extendingreduced rib 31 which projects into the slot and forms a guide for theblock. A centrally located internally screw threaded aperture is formedwithin'the block and is arranged to receive the threaded stem 32 of thethumb screw 33 which projects through a centrally located apertureformed in the member 34 of the follower, which is desig- 'natedgenerally by the numeral 35.

This follower 35 comprises the member 34 hav ing formed thereon thehorizontally extending bar 36, the lower edge of which is bentangular-1y as at 37 to engage the uppermost box Within the case.

The strip 27 hereinbefore referred to is arranged to run over therollers or wheels 38 which are journaled on the axle 39 to permit thetape to be easily moved.

It will be apparent from the foregoing, that in use the follower 35 isfirst moved upwardly to the top of the case and the boxes containing thearticles to be sold are then placed in position within. the case. Thefollowerv is then pressed downwardly until the angular projection 37engages the uppermost pac age or article, and the thumb screw .33 isthen tightened so that the clampingjmember 49 will en' a e the rear.wall of the casing and thus 0 d the case against movement. Upon removingthe bottommost package which is designated by the character A, it willbe apparent that the box or package which rests thereupon will falluntilit enga es the strip 12 and cleats 13 which will imit the downwardmovement thereof, and this operation will cause the member directed inthe rear of the uppermost package to be exposed, thus indicating theamount which should be in the cash drawer. Afterthe days bills have beenaccounted for, the user may then unlock the door and release the tape topermit the same to be pressed downwardly against the uppermost packageso that a new day may be begun and any accounting for the previousamount is thereby unnecessary.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that a particularly simple andeficient device is provided which may be made to easily account for theamount which should be in the cash drawer regardless of thenulnwines-as:

her of days or periods of time over which the device has been used, andit .will be apparent that the book-keeping system. will thereby beconsiderably simplified.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodi-' ment of this invention, it will be understood that such changesmay be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fallwithin the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is 1. An indicating'and delivering cabinet, including a'casing, a vertically adjustable indicator tape within the casing,graduations on the tape, and means to-prevent the withdrawal of morethan the bottom package from the casingwhen it is in use.

2. An indicating and delivering cabinet, including a casing, avertically adjustable indicator tape .within the casing, graduations onthe tape, means to lock. the tape in adjusted position, and means toprevent the withdrawal of more-than the bottom pack: age from. thecasing when it is in use.-

3. An-indicating and delivering cabinet including a casing, a verticallyadjustable indicator tape within the casing, graduations on the tape, afollower'on vsaid tape, a thumb screw extending through the follower andtape, a clamp. cooperating with the thumb screw and follower to engagethe back bf the casing and lock the tape against movement, and means toprevent the withdrawal of more than the bottom package from the casingwhen it is in use.

4. An indicating and delivering cabinet including a casing, the backwall of the easing being slotted, a transparent door forming the frontwall of the casing, a vertically adjustable indicator tape within-thecasing and overlying the slot in the rear wall thereof, graduations onthe tape, a follower on the tape,a clamping block'cooperating with thefollower, a thumb screw extending through the follower and into theclamping block, said block and follower being on opposite sides Intestimony whereof we affix our signa- I 'tures in presence 'of twowitnesses, 1

CHARLES RyADAiRi FRANK A. BANE.

